risk or fun?
Another dream came my way last night: I was traveling in Czechoslovakia and discovered that my bag wasn’t what I thought it was. Continue reading “travel without” »
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nightmare interpretation
April 17th, 2018
we need to talk
Self discovery often means I work out my confusions while I sleep. I dreamt a nightmare last night and woke up grateful that the dream wasn’t real, but wow, it did teach me something. Continue reading “nightmare interpretation” »
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choice yea or nae
April 10th, 2018
dreamworld
Last night’s weird dream about teaching kids I didn’t know in an unfamiliar class and an unfriendly place left me feeling frustrated. Continue reading “choice yea or nae” »
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love and loss and more love
March 27th, 2018
I love Cookie
My twenty year-old grey cat breathed his last this early evening, and my adult son was instrumental in his peaceful passing. The veterinarian made a house call, and when euthanasia was performed, our outdoor cat was in his own backyard, resting on my son’s chest. Continue reading “love and loss and more love” »
all I need
March 13th, 2018
so much waste
I remember the last time I needed a new pen was with my fountain pen in the fourth grade, when my teacher made us all write with cartridge pens, actually load the ink, blobs on paper couldn’t be helped. Continue reading “all I need” »
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power of sleep
March 6th, 2018
we wonder why we can’t sleep
I recommend Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker, a fascinating scientific book which explains the urgency of getting good sleep on a daily basis. The New Science of Sleep and Dreams includes research from UC Berkeley’s Professor Matthew Walker and the scientific sleep research community. Continue reading “power of sleep” »
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It’s not just him
February 20th, 2018
19 year old, 10 year old, what’s the earliest age?
Americans seem to forget we live and operate with violent behaviors every day. The 17 murdered people in Parkland, Florida, last Tuesday is our most recent tragedy. No words can truly depict horrendous gun shootings. Our nightmare brings more devastating lifelong fear and grief in untold ways. Continue reading “It’s not just him” »
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legacy
February 6th, 2018
we all have tales
“Take care and watch yourselves closely so as neither to forget the things that your eyes have seen nor to let them slip from your mind all the days of your life, make them known to your children and your children’s children.” Moses Continue reading “legacy” »
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dealing with the divide
January 30th, 2018
chores are good
Somewhere between youth and growing old lies the land of ‘figure out,’ which was a cracked divide between what I wanted and consequences of my actions. Peaceful heart, loneliness, loss, confusing disappointments surface. Remembering rough alcoholism, two failed marriages with the third one cresting to shore, I can better understand how to deal with the divide. Continue reading “dealing with the divide” »
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stay the course
January 23rd, 2018
shape of my lavender labyrinth
Let’s focus on the positive. This is our special time to be spiritual beings having a human experience, and nobody gets away with ‘happy, happy, joy, joy’ all the time. We can be grateful we even get a piece of good times, considering the human race’s story. Continue reading “stay the course” »
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